Rhino Forum

Paul Giamatti is apparently in talks to play the Rhino in the next Amazing Spider-Man movie. Does this seem like am extremely odd idea to anybody else, or is it just me?

As far as Marvel villains go Rhino isn't really all that evil and is a kind of a lovable loser so Paul Giamatti seems like great casting. It's not like Paul has to bulk up since Rhino is going to be almost entirely CGI save for the face. Also not the first time Paul Giamatti has played a believable villain as he was one of the highlights of the poor man's Crank, Shoot'em Up.

@Ghost_of_GhostDad said:

As far as Marvel villains go Rhino isn't really all that evil and is a kind of a lovable loser so Paul Giamatti seems like great casting. It's not like Paul has to bulk up since Rhino is going to be almost entirely CGI save for the face. Also not the first time Paul Giamatti has played a believable villain as he was one of the highlights of the poor man's Crank, Shoot'em Up.

i'm with you on all of this.

also, Giamatti was a decent villain in ROCK OF AGES, even though overall the movie sucked.

I hope they don't overflow the film with too many villains :/

We don't want another Spiderman 3 ...

Too many Villains wasn't Spider-man 3's problem. You can make that amount of characters work, just needs good writing.

I really like Giamatti, and I like the Rhino's more sympathetic and less villainous nature, played for laughs. SO I'M ALL FOR THIS.

Even CGI, Paul Giamatti's voice doesn't seem to fit the Rhino. Unless they do something to deepen it.